A new study just published on Feb 2011 in the journal of cancer makes a strong argument for applying hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) for those patients who have had either surgery or radiation therapy for brain tumors. The study followed patients who had been treated with HBOT and there was a marked improvement in cognitive [...]

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What is HBOT used for?

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a powerful tool in medicine & a hospital treatment  for 13 SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS. These are acute conditions that are normally life threatening and the Hyperbaric chamber at hospitals are therefore reserved for only these conditions:

• decompression sickness
• thermal burns
• non-healing wounds
• necrotizing soft tissue infections (aka flesh eating disease)
• acute traumatic ischemias (eg. crush injury, compartment syndrome)
• radiation tissue damage
• smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning
• air or gas embolism
• severe blood loss anemia
• refractory osteomyelitis
• compromised skin grafts
• clostridial myonecrosis (gangrene /gas gangrene)

HERE AT THE ADVANCED HYPERBARIC & RECOVERY CENTRE:

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a powerful tool in medicine for not just these conditions but many more. At our centre, we are a private institution that is not limited to just these 13 hospital conditions. We can provide HBOT to benefit many more conditions, particularly chronic health conditions. The mechanism of action in the body from HBOT is THE SAME as it is for the previous hospital list of 13 conditions. Here is a list of just some of these other conditions:

ADD/ADHD AIDS ALS Alzheimer‘s Anoxic Brain Injury Autism Arthritis Bell‘s Palsy Cancer Cerebral Palsy Chronic Fatigue Chronic Inflammatory Disease Crohn‘s Disease Decreased Immune Function Diabetes Fibromyalgia Heart Disease / Cardiac

Immune Dysfunction Infections Lupus Lyme Disease Macular Degeneration Meniere‘s Disease Migraines Mitochondrial Disorders Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Multiple Sclerosis Near Drowning Parkinson‘s Peripheral Neuropathy Post Electrocution Raynaud‘s Phenomenon Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Retinitis Pigmentosa

Rheumatic Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis Scleroderma Severe Limbs Sickle Cell Crisis Spinal Cord Injury Sports Injuries Stroke Traumatic Brain Injury Trigeminal Neuralgia Vascular Disease Venomous Bites Wound Healing Before and After Surgery General Wellness and Prevention

Here is a list of the off label uses of HBOT, and please note that there is much more. Look at some of these conditions, because they are very common. Arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, macular degeneration, sports injuries, stroke. Now lets explain what we mean by off label. When HBOT is applied under pressure, it is considered a drug, and like any drug, there is a list of conditions that it can be unequivocally used for. With HBOT it is a list of only 13. However, any drug can be used off label at the discretion of the doctor, if there is some research to back it up. Now the list that you see here is a list of off label treatments, and most of which have promising research and have also shown clinical efficacy. This is a large list, a lot bigger than the 13 that is used by hospitals. Again, here at the Advanced Hyperbaric & Recovery Centre, we are not limited to these 13 conditions. If it has good science & research and has demonstrated clear efficacy and results, then we will provide HBOT for those in need of the service.